Installed with no trouble to my Windows 7, 32 bit computer. I test new CD programs on a re-writable DVD first. If they work OK I then burn the program to a normal CD.

I used the CD burner that came with the download which works fine.

Note to Tenorshare:
I would suggest that after you press the "Burn" button that there would be some indication that the burn is progressing. Mainly because there is a small message that appears that says that Track 1 is being burned at ZERO x speed!

When I was burning the re-writable DVD it took a long time for it to complete the burn and I wasn't sure if it was really being burned or not at 0 x speed.

I tried the DVD on another Windows 7 machine and the password was removed very quickly once I made my selection which OS I wanted to clear the password from.

This program is definitely a keeper. Thank you Tenorshare and GOTD.

Lazesoft Recovery Suite Home Edition, which is freeware, looks nicer, and works nicer than this.

If TROUBLE BURNING the CD
Download and install imgburn (It is free)
After installing today's giveaway, the top box shows the path to the ISO
In XP it is in -
C:\Program Files\4WinKey Standard Full\\PassFab_4WinKey_Standard.iso
Place a blank CD into your CD drive
Right click the ISO and open with ImgBurn.
It will offer to burn the CD for you.
Rob

When I boot from the CD the programs freezes. I can not do anything but a hard reset. I uninstalled the program and installed it again. Burned another CD but the same thing happened.

This is a keeper for me, though I hope the ISO will just sit in a folder on the hard drive unused, well, forever. ;) The program's folder, once installed [using a pre-registered, regular setup file] includes a burning utility & the ISO. The ISO is all I care about, since Rufus can use it to make a bootable USB stick. In fact, I prefer just the ISO because it can be used with Rufus -- this very handy app lets you set boot parameters, and there are more than likely settings that will work for all of your devices, unlike the vast majority of bootable USB sticks various apps create.

To test 4WinKey Standard's ISO I setting a win7 VM to boot from it, and it seemed to work fine. Will it work in all cases? I don't know, but at 1.5MB there's no reason not to store the ISO forever just in case.

For alternatives, Google & there are apps that make brute force attacks on Windows passwords, or if it's win8 or 10, if you log in with a Microsoft account you can reset the password that way.

rufus[.]akeo[.]ie/

support[.]microsoft[.]com/en-us/help/4026971/microsoft-account-how-to-reset-your-password

lifewire[.]com/ways-to-find-lost-windows-passwords-2626122

Doesn,t work. Don't waste your time and blank CDs on this rubbish program.

I have made a set of four new coasters for my living room. This program, 4WinKey, creates unusable disks. They don't boot. They don't bypass anything. Windows doesn't read the disk, either. Does not work for me on CDR or CDRW. First GOTD program that I downloaded in months that doesn't seem to work. I'll continue to use my purchased copy of Wondershare Liveboot - which erases passwords rather than recovering them (evidently from reading comments, so does this program). Cheers!

I tried to use it on a laptop that I do not remember the admin password.
BUT, to install the software, Windows require the admin password.
If I knew the admin password, I would not need the software.

Useless. Cant burn to USB!!
Most laptops now come without DVD drive.

Very misleading sentence under the title: "The world's leading Windows password recovery tool."
This isn't a "recovery" tool at all! It wipes out the old password, so you can make a new password.

I'll use an analogy: If I lose my wedding ring down the drain, "recover" means the tool fishes out the ring and gives back to me the original ring. 4WinKey would flush my ring down the drain and give me another one: "Here, this is just as good as that old one."

Been waiting for such a program, but if it is for Giveawayoftheday, how can I use it on a computer I can't get to until after the 24 hours is up? Can i just download to a usb drive and use it? Will it still be valid?

Windows 10 control panel - "Create a Password Reset Disk"
What makes 4WinKey Standard better?

sorry,... but this is pretty OLD stuff:
You will NOT be able to boot most new computers (those with with UEFI-"bios" instead of older BIOS standard) - at least not those with 64-bit Windows ( which is standard nowadays!).

Even while SOME of those machines might be bootable though:
- if their UEFI allows you to set CSM to 'off'
- and to change security management settings,
this will come out to be to complicated for most average users (and even for most more experienced ones, too!)
But ok, if you are still willing to try out:
- google your mainboard and/or UEFI vendor and study the results for possible alternate settings...
good luck.

- Installed on Win 8.1
- Burned a CD-RW-Disk
- Removed Admin-Password of an old Win XP Laptop I bought in an Second-Hand-Store

Now I have access to the Task Manager and other blocked elements. Cool. Thanks.

(New XP-Installation was not an option, because these special Laptop drivers are not available).

Works fine till I get to the bit about typing in the number of the user. There are no users listed so I am stuck !!

Any ideas

How is this better than the freeware Offline NT Password & Registry Editor that i uses for well not recovering passwords but removing them or even activating a account if logged out.

I know it claims to recover the password but I find that a problem as it can be misused where this one that I use removes it instead so your account has non = no one will know your password lol.

Ohh and it works on a USB key.

having forgotten my sign in password on windows 10 I was all ready to re-install i saw this on another giveaway site, downloaded and tried.so glad i found it worked first time and easy to use.

prog installed fast, no registering so download and burn your cd dvd. cause want be of use if on comp and cant log in. burned fast small program. thanks GOTD dont need now but never know with kids in house.

Note that the Terms and Conditions state "...you won't be able to use the contents of the downloaded archive after the end of the giveaway period unless stated otherwise." - I cannot see any 'unless stated otherwise' in your description of the software, so does this software become unusable after the giveaway period? If so, how long is the giveway period?

Umm ... Installed and working okay (as far as I can tell). However, one tiny "problem" as far as I'm concerned. I wanted to use a USB drive. Alas, no. (To be fair, it does say in today's offer that it's for creating a reset CD/DVD.)

But I hadn't noticed that 'small print' before installing, and thus ended up getting the following message when I selected the USB option:
PassFab 4WinKey Standard can only create Windows password reset CD, If you want to create a Windows password reset USB, please upgrade to PassFab 4WinKey Professional.

PassFab 4WinKey Professional
i* Burn a bootable CD/DVD/USB to reset Windows local account password
i* Support all Windows versions

Still, at least the Pro versions available at a discount today

When i start program it only flashes once and then disappear.
Can't use it.